About Holbrookia maculata Girard, 1851
Holbrookia maculata (common name: spotted lesser earless lizard, first described by Girard in 1851) is a small species of lizard. Adult individuals reach a total length of 4–5 inches (10–13 cm) when measured including the tail. Its dorsal scales are granular and smooth, and it has no external ear openings. Two folds cross the throat. During the breeding season, females have an orange-colored throat. The underside of the tail has no dark spots. H. maculata is distributed across the United States and Mexico: in the U.S., it occurs in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming; in Mexico, it is found in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Zacateca. Its preferred natural habitats are shrubland, grassland, and desert. This lizard is oviparous, and preys on insects and spiders.
